Creating Digital Movies in the Elementary Classroom (Using Photostory)
Creating a Story
Students create a storyboard in which they write a story and provide pictures to illustrate their story. Students can use pre-made pictures that either they own or are listed as copyright free. From there, they organize their pictures and provide the storyline that they will use to narrate their story. Their narration is what brings their story (made from pictures) to life. The final stage is to add any additional audio or music files and in some cases special transitions or movements throughout their movie.
ISTE Student Standards
I.Creativity and Innovation:
Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.
III. Research and Information Fluency:
Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
IV. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making:
Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.
Remember that creating a digital story is not just the students having another opportunity to use the computer. This creation is more about the writing rather than the technology. Students will spend a majority of the allotted project time, in the creation and revision stage of their story before they ever get to the computer to put it together. We want to make sure they are creating an interesting writing piece that will attract and hold the attention of the audience before they put the pictures together and begin their recording. (Information source - Tell A Story by Michelle Krill)
Storyboards
Storyboards help students map out their story and allow them to see the story along with pictures they will be using. This allows the students to see exactly how their story will flow once they begin to use the computer. This is also a chance to see how their story transforms from beginning to end to ensure their will be interest from the audience.
Creating a Story
Students create a storyboard in which they write a story and provide pictures to illustrate their story. Students can use pre-made pictures that either they own or are listed as copyright free. From there, they organize their pictures and provide the storyline that they will use to narrate their story. Their narration is what brings their story (made from pictures) to life. The final stage is to add any additional audio or music files and in some cases special transitions or movements throughout their movie.
ISTE Student Standards
Bloom's Digital Taxonomy Levels
Ideas
Examples
Story Design and Creations
Remember that creating a digital story is not just the students having another opportunity to use the computer. This creation is more about the writing rather than the technology. Students will spend a majority of the allotted project time, in the creation and revision stage of their story before they ever get to the computer to put it together. We want to make sure they are creating an interesting writing piece that will attract and hold the attention of the audience before they put the pictures together and begin their recording. (Information source - Tell A Story by Michelle Krill)
Storyboards
Storyboards help students map out their story and allow them to see the story along with pictures they will be using. This allows the students to see exactly how their story will flow once they begin to use the computer. This is also a chance to see how their story transforms from beginning to end to ensure their will be interest from the audience.Story Template
Digital Storyboard
Storyboard Template pdf
Blank Storyboard pdf
Storytelling Rubrics
Jason Ohler's Storytelling RubricDigital Storytelling Evaluation Rubric
Storytelling Rubric
Rubric for Digital Storytelling
Photo Story 3
Meet Granny Smithfrom Digitales Training Camp
Free Download from Microsoft - Photostory 3http://tinyurl.com/digitalstoriesphotostory3
(note works on Windows XP and some Vista/Windows 7 Versions)
Features
Examples
Pythagorean Theorem
Photostory Direction Sheet